bebop
bebop Lexical Profile
bebop Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A style of jazz developed in the early to mid-1940s in the United States, characterized by fast tempos, complex harmonies, intricate melodies, and virtuosic improvisation.
"Pioneers like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie revolutionized modern jazz through the rapid tempos and harmonic complexity of bebop."
• verb
To play, dance to, or improvise bebop jazz music.
"The quartet spent the late hours at the club bebopping through intricate chord changes."
American To walk, move, or go along in a lively, carefree, or casual manner (informal).
"She came bebopping down the hallway with headphones on and a bright smile on her face."
• Rhymes for bebop
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the 1940s of imitative origin, mimicking the nonsense syllables used in scat singing and the characteristic two-note rhythmic phrasing at the end of musical lines.